How to Elevate Your Outdoor Commercial Dining Space
Are you a restaurant owner looking for ways to elevate your outdoor commercial dining areas? We go through our top picks for new outdoor restaurant design features that will enhance your space such as roofing, heating, lighting, cladding, and more.
Louvre and Retractable Roofing
The first thing you need to reckon with when designing your café or restaurant’s outdoor dining space is the weather, whether that’s rain or shine. The best way to deal with unpredictable natural elements is to install a robust outdoor roofing system. A louvre system, which uses adjustable slates, gives you fine control of light entering the outdoor space while being able to close off entirely if the weather becomes too dicey. Retractable roofs offer the benefit of being able to open the roof up entirely on a particularly sunny day, which your customers will surely appreciate. You can even get louvre and retractable combined systems providing the best of both worlds.
Outdoor Lighting
Restaurants typically operate well into the night so having outdoor lighting that you can rely on is a must. A fine dining restaurant may choose to go with a darker, stripped backlighting style to create a romantic and mysterious outdoor environment for their diners. Whereas a pub or more laid back restaurant may go for some warmer yet brighter lights to create a festive, boisterous outdoor environment.
Outdoor Heating
Do you have a prominent statue in your backyard that isn’t quite creating the aesthetic you desire? Outdoor roofing can be the perfect accessory when installed strategically. Align an outdoor roofing
Outdoor heating, just like lighting, is very important for creating a comfortable environment for diners. Keeping outdoor areas functional even during winter provides massive benefits to a commercial dining establishment due to freed up space and more interesting potential dining spots for guests.
Well-designed outdoor heating systems like the BURDA Outdoor Heating and Lighting system make use of low glare, modular, and infrared heating systems. This means while the guests are kept warm, the general area will not be overheated by radiant heat.
Furnishings
Don’t fall into the trap of getting specific outdoor furnishings that are built for outdoor spaces. These will often be much less comfortable than their indoor counterparts due to plastic and weather-resistant components. Instead, get the most comfortable chairs, tables, and seating you can and enclose the area with an outdoor roofing system, such as the Louvre or Retractable systems mentioned above. If the weather turns sour and threatens the furniture, you can just close up the area for the comfort of the guests AND the furniture.
Create Your Outdoor Restaurant Design
Create an outdoor restaurant design that your customers will love with Space Transformers. We are the leading supplier and installer of outdoor heating and lighting, roofing, and cladding systems. Contact our friendly team today to discover how we can tailor our services to your commercial space.
